Snapper series 8 model 28108e does no charge, should it?

[RideEmcowboy]

I have just bought this series 8 model 28108e second hand. can get it start and run, but i put my volt meter on the battery and there is no charge at all. 12.8 volts, no change no matter where the throttle is. after looking at the parts page i do not see anything as far as diodes anywhere. how does this thing supposed to charge?

 

[Bertrrr]

Should read close to 14volts , you need to look at the wires from magneto to voltage regulator - should read 30 plus into the Voltage regulator , from there should read around 14 volts to the battery.
There is a procedure on Utube to lay it out for you if you do a search.

 

[slomo]

If it has a regulator. Look it up in your engine parts schematic. See what you are working with.

 

[RideEmcowboy]

If it has a regulator. Look it up in your engine parts schematic. See what you are working with.

its defiantly a B&S L series Single piston engine, as to which one, hard to say the previous owner replaced the recoil housing and it has no engine tag anymore. but i have a similar engine without a starter setup, and besides the starter the engine pretty identical. slightly different carb, but that's about it.

 

[StarTech]

IF it is the original engine.



IPL list four possible stators but no regulator listed so that kinda narrows it down to either a DC only or a Dual Circuit stator.

 

[RideEmcowboy]

IF it is the original engine.

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IPL list four possible stators but no regulator listed so that kinda narrows it down to either a DC only or a Dual Circuit stator.

Well he said it was. looks just a little bigger than my 9 from other mower. Thanks that's great info.